"I suppose," he said, after a pause, "there is no chance of your doing anything at the bar now ?" "Not immediately.

It is almost impossible to combine the two studies together." Mr.Low himself was aware of that.

"But you are not to suppose that I have given the profession up." "I hope not,--after all the money it has cost us." "By no means, sir.

And all that I am doing now will, I trust, be of assistance to me when I shall come back to work at the law.

Of course it is on the cards that I may go into office,--and if so, public business will become my profession." "And be turned out with the Ministry!" "Yes; that is true, sir.